SiSoftware Sandra Lite is a utility you can find on the web. Gives a
lot of info regarding the computer components including memory. Not
intended as a cpu monitoring tool. This might help identify the
motherboard. Then obtain its specs from the manufacturers website to
see what memory it supports and then decide which is the cost effective
way to go. Motherboards support different types and amounts of ram.
There may be 2, 3 or 4 slots available for memory, with the maximum
usually 1,2 or 4 gb total. Memory also comes in different 'speeds',
most memory on older xp-capable pcs will be pc100, pc133, pc2100, pc2700
or pc3200, pc3200 being the faster. Prices vary, and depending on what
you already have, you may be able to easily add more, or you may have to
scrap what you have to add higher capacity memory. Hope this helps.
Paul Hachmeyer
em zirek wrote:
>Hello, I am reading about all the info you all share here, and was wondering how I can find out what my PC is doing at any given moment. I would like to know what my RAM levels are running certain apps. If I have enough(I think it is 256MB).
> I am running an 5-6 yr old Xp Home PC custom built for perusing the internet. I had it built and bought it that way long ago to look for WAH opportunities and looking for dating sites.
> I have only had to do a clean install once and am very happy with my antique PC. I have another with Win 98, but it is compromised, as it has some corrupted files on it and wanted to take the RAM from it(wouldn't know the amount, until I crack the case) and make that(98) HD the slave to the antique. I hope this is making sense. What procedure would work best?
> Should I just buy new RAM to upgrade? I am not sure of how many slots I have for RAM either. I will be doing this soon as I am learning that I need a lot more RAM. I would imagine the Win98 has the same amount of RAM on it or less. How does one tell?
>
> Summary of questions asked in this post:
>
> 1) How do I know what apps are using RAM at any given moment?
> 2)What procedure will work best in transferring RAM from one PC to another?
> 3)Should I just buy new RAM to upgrade?
> Thanks for you help.
> M
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>Thomas Mayer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>Without any information on your computer, registry cleaning is not a
>significant factor in performance. Sufficient RAM is very significant
>for performance. For XP, 512MB to 1GB ......
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